A Spectacle Of Glory #305

Read: Psalm 27:14

Sometimes life puts you on the sideline. Because of any number of circumstances, you find yourself out of action, out of the mainstream, and out of the flow—and into an unwanted, unscheduled season of waiting. It might be an illness or physical condition that confines you—or a hundred other things. Whatever the cause, forced idleness can be tedious and boring. We don’t want life to flow around us; we want to be right in the middle of it! In times like these we need to speak the words of today’s Scripture directly to our own souls: “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” It helps to remember you’re not “just waiting”; you are waiting on God. Thinking about Him. Talking to Him. Anticipating His touch. You may find you really needed a time of quiet, a time to slow down and recall His promises.

Lord, help me to draw strength and courage from Your Holy Spirit in my time of waiting. I acknowledge that my life is in Your hands, and You are in control of my days and my destiny, even when I feel sidelined or on the bench. I trust Your leading today . . . and Your love.